The story
- Proto-Indo-European*mewH-
- Proto-Indo-European*mewH-ye-
- Ancient Greekμῡ́ω (mū́ō)
- Ancient Greekμῠέω (mŭéō)
- Ancient Greekμῠ́στης (mŭ́stēs)
- Ancient Greekμῠστῐκός (mŭstĭkós)
- Latinmysticus
- Old Frenchmistique
- English todaymystic
From Old French mistique, from Latin mysticus, from Ancient Greek μυστικός (mustikós, “secret, mystic”), from μύστης (mústēs, “one who has been initiated”). Doublet of mystique.
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchmistique all →
mysticism
Latinmysticus all →
mysticismmystique
Ancient Greekμυστικός all →
mysticismmystify
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.